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External Backup
The following topics are covered in this chapter:
 External Drive
 USB One Touch Copy
External Drive
The NAS supports real-time and scheduled data backup between internal disks volumes on
the NAS and external USB/eSATA storage devices. To use this feature, follow these steps.
Note: If an external storage device is encrypted by the NAS, make sure it is unlocked in
"External Device" > "External Storage" before creating any backup jobs.
1. Connect one or more storage devices to the USB or eSATA (if available) interfaces of the
NAS.
2. Click "Create a new job".
3. When the wizard is shown, read the instructions carefully and click "Next".
4. Select the backup locations.
a. Select an external disk volume from the drop-down menu. The NAS supports EXT3,
EXT4, FAT, NTFS, and HFS+. The storage device's general information will be shown.
b. Select "Map this backup job to the volume ID only" to map the backup job to this
particular external storage device. The NAS will recognize the device and automatically
execute the backup job according to the settings every time it is connected to the NAS
via any USB/eSATA interface.
c. Select to back up the data from a local disk volume to the external storage or vice
versa.
d. Click "Next".
5. Select the source and destination folders for backup. Then click "Add". Up to 512 folder
pairs can be created. Click "Next".
Note:
 Multiple partitions on the external storage device will be recognized as individual disk
volumes.
 If a folder or its parent folder or child folder has been selected as the source or
destination in a folder pair of a backup job, the same folder cannot be selected as the
source or destination of another folder pair of the same backup job.